The following is a brief roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.
FILE PHOTO: The ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus , which was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China, is seen in an illustration released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. January 29, 2020.
mortality rates among senior citizens are nearly three times higher in western Germany than in eastern Germany, where more older people received the vaccine as infants, they found. Study co-author Luis Escobar of Virginia Tech said in a press statement that BCG vaccines have been shown to protect against other viral respiratory illnesses. Escobar cautioned that the new findings are preliminary.
patients. One"prominent" candidate cited was the steroid dexamethasone, which has already been proven effective in some
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Florida's COVID-19 cases near record levels as nationwide death toll rising againDespite reporting more than 11,000 new coronavirus cases Friday, the Sunshine State was still pushing ahead with plans to reopen Disney World.
Read more »
CDC data reveal another racial disparity for COVID-19 victims — age at deathCOVID-19 claims the lives of Black and Latino Americans earlier than it does for whites. Nonwhite victims are typically a decade younger than whites, the CDC says.
Read more »
Website to volunteer for Covid-19 vaccine trials in US is now liveThe coronavirus pandemic has brought countries to a standstill. In many places, as countries reopen, Covid-19 cases are on the rise. Follow here for the latest.
Read more »
Potential COVID-19 vaccine not 'single solution' to pandemic, Johnson & Johnson CEO saysU.S. drugmaker Johnson & Johnson aims to begin clinical testing of its COVID-19 vaccine in the coming weeks and produce billions of doses in 2021, chief executive officer Alex Gorsky said on Wednesday, but cautioned that it will take more than one vaccine to rein in the virus.
Read more »
Covid-19 Vaccine Trials Now Open To Volunteers In U.S.The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases launched the website Covid-19 Prevention Network on Wednesday, merging four existing clinical trial networks and setting up an operation across over 100 different sites in the United States and internationally.
Read more »